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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-19

As a mother, the Roman woman
had originally no legal inheritance
in the property other minor children;
a child desiring to marry need not
obtain her consent; the children
were not in the family ofthe mother
but of the father; the mother had
no power over them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-19

Dinner at Sanford.
Freight and Passenger T ain leaves Ben
nettsvilleT Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays
at 2:3O p. M, arriving at Shoe Heel at 4:3O p. M,
and at Fayetteville at 8 p. m.
Leaves Fayetteville on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays at $50 a. M, Shoe Heel at
10 a. M, and arrives at Bennettsvi lille at I'm.
Freight and Passenger Train North leaves
Fayetteville da ly at 8 a.. M, connecting at
Sanford with Freight and Passenger Trains to
Raleigh), leaving sanford at ll:3O a. M, and
at Greensboro at $40 p. m.
caves Greensboro daily at "a M; leaves
Senf,rd at I1:15 a. m. and arrives at Fayette-
Vile at $40 p. m.
JOHN NJ. ROSE,
General Passenger Agent
w. NJ. -. DUNN.
Gen. superintendent
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-19

Pilgrims were formerly called
"palmerS," from the staff or bough
Of palm they were wont to carry.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21
Some More Four-Mile Law.

The following was passed at the
last session of the Legislature:
An act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors, as a beverage, near any school
house, public or private, where a school is
kept, whether the school is kept in session
or not
Section. 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Tennessee, that it shall not be lawful
for any person to sell or tipple any
intoxicating liquors, including wine,
ale and beer, as a beverage, within
four miles of any school house, pub
lie or private, where school is kept,
whether the school be in session or
not in this State, and any one violat-
ing the provisions of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished by a
fine for each offense of not less than
$40 nor more than 500 and impris-
onment for period of not more than
six months, at the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that
this act shall not apply to the sale. OF
such liquors within the limits of any
incorporated town, nor to sales made
by persons having licenses to make
the same at the date of the passage Of
this act, during the time for which
such licenses were granted, nor to
sales by manufactures of such liquors
in wholesale packages or quantities.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that
all laws in. conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Passed March %, 1887.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21

berries, blackberries and blueberry
bushes in the pastures, or the edge of
the woods on her fathers farm, and
whistling to her hearts content,
while she filled her basket with ber-
ries. The wild birds seemed to be
attracted by the whistling, and lent
their voices many times to assist in
these free concerts.
Boys that go whistling cheerily to
school, are not the boys generally
that are robbing birds nests, or get
ting into fights with their compan-
ions, neither is a bright whistling
boy a dullard in school; he may be
mischievous but not vicious, and the
chances are ten to one that he is a
better scholar, than the boy who
goes sulking and moping, and is
more of a favorite with his school
fellows.
Neither men or boys are apt to
whistle when plotting deviltry; an
angry man does not whistle any
more than a sorrowful one.
A long-faced, sad, detected man
casts chill over those with whom
he comes in contact, but if by any
manner of means he could shorten
up that face half an inch by pucker-
ing up his mouth and whistle hearth
ly a merry tune and at the same
time his eye betokens inward happi-
ness with smile to match, he would
shed light, warmth and pleasure
instead of gloom and it would not
only be vast improvement in his
facial beauty, but very likely add to
his longevity by giving better circu-
lation of the blood, better appetite,
better digestion, will sleep better,
live better, be a better husband,
father, brother or neighbor, and be
none the less Christian in word OF
deed, than the non-whistler.
Then boys and girls, whistle away,
at work or at play; if you get angry
stop and whistle, and let your wrath
cool, and you will be more loveable,
more companionable, it will make
you think pleasantly, and therefore
act pleasantly.
Those who have a gift for whist.
ling should cultivate it.
not be satisfied with poor
whistling strive to excel as
much as in singing. The world owes
good singers and whistlers debt o.
gratitude for their contributions t.
the melodies that charm the ear, anC
make glad the spirit of man.
NJ. A. SHELDON.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21

loss of property, families degraded,
blighted lives, and blasted hopes,
desolated widows and orphans in
poverty, whose piteous walls and
cries of distress can not be computed
in dollars and cents.
No statistics are needed, my friends,
to assure you that temperance reform
lies at the bottom of all further polit-
ical, social, financial, or religious pro-
gress. 1t is taught by common obser-
walton almost every day of our lives.
You can hardly pick up newspaper
without noticing an account of some
crime committed for which the
liquor traffic is responsible"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21
The Mad Dog Scare.

Peck'sSun.
You see, we have been excited
about this mad dog scare, and asked
pa what he would do if he met a mad
dog. told him he would get up
and dust, but he said he would grab
the dog by the hind legs and beat its
brains out.
81 thought l would try pa, cause 1
never heard of his showing much
sand.
$50 took out my black setter dog,
and took pas lather brush
and put lather all around
the dogs mouth for foam. Then |
took one of these little rubber bands
and put around the dogs upper jaw.
That made the dog show his teeth
and chew, so as to get the rubber off.
"But the dog wagged his tail all
the time, cause he knew it was only
one of my jokes on him, land hewasn't
mad. But he did look savage.
"When pa came in from down
town at supper time l was up. stairs
with the dog, and | let him go, and
he went down stairs on a gallop to
welcome pa. He thinks everything
of pa.
"Pa saw him coming and he saw
the foam on his mouth, and pas hair
just raised right up.
"The dog was going to jump up on
pa as usual, and have pa take off the
rubber band, but pa yelled, Take him
off! He's mad! Hammer, lock your
self in the closet and telephonefor the
patrol wagon
"Well, you'd a dide to see pa. He
jumped right over the dog, and went
down the cellar stairs at two jumps,
and crowded in the coal-bin under
the kindling wood.
81 wiped the lather off the dogs
mouth, and took the rubber off, and
me and the dog went down cellar and
hunted pa out.
"When pa saw our dog wagging his
tail and acting so happy, and no froth
on his mouth, he came out, and then
he said, That settles it. / drank an
egg-nOgg down town, and it went tC
my head, and ! thought l saw egg.
nOgg all over the dogs. nose and
mouth, and ] thought he was mad
Poor dOggie! No more egg-nOgg foi
your Uncle Ike
"And then pa crawled out of the
coal bin, and gave me half dollar
J not to tell anybody he was scared
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21
Whistling.

The time has not yet come for
whistling to be classed among the
fine arts, but let whistling become
study like singing, and be taught by
able professors, be reduced to a sci
ence, it would no longer be classed as
vulgar accomplishment but scien-
tific whistler would rank with a we'll
trained singer.
Whistling is the occasion of more
good feeling and innocent happiness
than it is usually credited with.
Ill-natured, morose,or unhealthy peo-
pie seldom whistle. A merry whistle
is often the impromptu expression of
a happy, contented feeling within,
an evidence that the mind is running
in pleasant channels. The misan-
thropic, the croakers do not whistle
dyspeptics seldom whsle, ill-natured,
disagreeable men seldom whistle a
tune; it is not in consonance with
their lugubrious faces, and inward
disgust with themselves and the
world generally. Men do not whistle
when very angry; they more often
swear; and it would be very poor
whistling a man could do when COM
hitting crime or drinking whisky.
A man in deep trouble or sorrow
does not whistle, but he usually
whistles his best when he feels at
peace with himself and the world.
The sun shines brighter, lifeism more
enjoyable, the cares and disappoint-
ments of the present stage of exist
ence are more endurable to the good
whistler, and it's really gift to be
coveted, for there is something about
the cheerful puckering Of the mouth
when ready to begin whistling, the
merry twinkling of the eye, and
rougish dimples Of the cheeks and
shortening of the visage in the genu-
inc jolly whistler that is certainly
contagious.
1t is a contagion that does no harm,
but good, and if it spreads among
boys and girls too, all the better, even
it shivers. to pieces those old maXims
"Whistling girls and growing hens
Will certainly come to some bad end"
Or this
Whistling girls and jumping sheep,
Are bad property for man to keep"
A light-hearted, happy girl 1 once
knew could whistle divinely, and
when about her work or at play she
delighted to whistle; but her mother
objected. According to her ideas il
was decidedly vulgar, not atall pro
per for a young lady.
Jennie told me that when wash
: ing dishes, churning or spinning
, sometimes when sewing it seemed tC
her she could not accomplish hal
} as much work in the same time, MOI
as easy, when she did not whistle as
when she did. She delighted in
, going out berrying among the rasp
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21
WHO SHALL RULE.
BY MORRIS GAFFIN.

Who shall rule this great republic,
the land of the free, the home of the
brave? Thro' all our history as a
nation, this question has agitated the
minds of the American people, caus-
ing discussions and even fratricidal
strife, and today it appeals to every
true patriot who loves his country
more than self, to every christian in
whose heart burns the fires of true
philanthropy, and demands careful
attention, as at no time in our history
before. 1t is not, which party shall
fill the Office, or take the spoils, but
who shall rule? Shall freeborn, en-
lightened, law-abiding American cit
liens rule this country, or shall the
beerguzzling, Sabbath-breaking, an
archy breeding, law-defying foreign
err, be suffered to misuse the liberty
offered, and to break down our free
institutions planted by our fore
fathers, destroy our Sabbath, debauch
the morals of our youth and by his
illgotten gain manipulate our eau
cuses, corrupt our courts, and evade
laws. This is one of the questions at
issue and one to be decided by the
voter at the polls.
The magnitude OF the enormity of
the rum traffic, the temperance re-
form, the prohibition movement, each
and all present this question to the
voter, and it appeals for its decision
to the highest court of a sovereign
people in a free country the ballot
box. Is it not a fact that the greatest
obstacle in the way of temperance
reform is foreign influence, and to
that our political parties will stoop
the lowest to reach, on account of its
voting strength. Is it also fact that
nearly all the breweries and distiller-
les, as well as saloons are in the
hands of foreigners ? These are large
ly men reared under despotic rule,
having wrong ideas of personal lib
erty, caring little for their country,
more for self. who are amassing
wealth from the vices of our people,
and from the hard earnings Of the
workingmen. If such be true, is il
not high time every true citizen
should step to the front, stand up to
be counted or shot at if need be, fol-
every churchman to fully commit
himself, for no age ever presented a
better time to work for "God and
home and native land" than the
present.
Shall Americans rule America? OF
shall rum rule, and our revenues be
derived many part from the vices o.
our citizens. Voter, your ballot
must tell.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21
MAN WANTS BUT LITTLE HERE
BELOW

Some men content from birth,
Their modest life.course run,
And only want the earth
And mortgage on the sun.
They'd live in quiet bliss
And free from all that mars,
If they had the Solar Sys-
TEN and all the other stars.
Chicago Tribune.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21
AIGTliDG SlpgicdOpOlatiOl
A FATAL MISTAKE

AohSU Ceh pNSOuAV VI ~ 1dUul
surgical operation which caused
a great connection among med
ical men throughout the whole
country, Dr. Thayer, the most
eminent surgeon in Cleveland,
pronouncing it scandalous. It
appears that a Mrs. King had
been suffering for many years
from some disease of the stom-
ach, which had resisted the
treatment Of all the physicians
in attendance. The disease
commenced with a slight de-
rangement Of the digestion,
with poor appetite, followed
by a peculiar indescribable dis
tress in the stomach, a feeling
that has been described as a
faint "all gone" sensation, a
sticky slime collecting about
the teeth, causing a disagree
able taste. This sensation was
not removed by food, but, on
the contrary, it was increased.
After a while the hands and
feet became cold and sticky
a cold perspiration. There
was q constant tired and Ian
guild feeling. Thenfollowed a
dreadful nervousness, with
gloomy forebodings. Finally
the patient was unable to re-
tain any food whatever, and
there was constant pain in the
abdomen. All prescribed rem
edies falling to give relief, a
consultation was held, when it
was decided that the patient
had a cancer in the stomach,
and in order tosave thepatient's
life an operation was jdstifi.
able. Accordingly, ON the 22d
Of February, 1883, the opera
ton was performed by DR..
Vance in the presence of DR..
Tuckerman, DR.. Perrier, DR..
Arms, DR.. Gordon, DR.. Capner,
and DR.. Halliwell of the Police
Board. The operation consist
ed in laying open the cavity
of the abdomen and exposing
the stomach and bowels. When
this had been done an examin.
alton of the organs was made,
but to the horror and dismay
of the doctors there was no
cancer to be found. The pa
tent did not have a cancer.
When too late the medical men
discovered that they had made
a terrible mistake; but they
sewed the parts together and
dressed the wound that they
had made, but the poor woman
sank from exhaustion and died
in a few hours. How sad it
must be for the husband of this
poor woman to know that his
wife died from the effects of a
surgical operation that ought
never to have been performed.
If this woman had taken the
proper remedy for Dyspepsia
and Nervous Prostitution (for
this was what the disease really
was), she would have been iv.
ing to-day. SHAKER EXTRACT OF
RooTs, or SEIGEL's CURATIVE
SYRUP, a remedy made ex-
pressly for Dyspepsia or Indi-
gestion, has restored many such
cases to perfect health after all
other kinds of treatment have
failed. The evidence of its
efficacy in curing this class OF
cases is too voluminous to be
published here; but those who
read the published evidence in
favor Of this dyspeptic remedy
do not question its convincing
nature, and the article has an
extensive sale.
He Was Not Joking-"Are you
married or singleP" asked a New York
Judge of witness in divorce suit,
II am not married, but my wife is. y
Now, ii Won get off any more Jokes il
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21
What Liquor Costs the People of Ten
nesSee.

From speech made. in the Senate by
Hon. ]. H. Mcdowell
But let us come nearer home, to
our own loved Tennessee, and exam
inc the records on this question. We
often hear it said that if Prohibition
carries, it will deprive us Of large
revenue derived from the liquor
traffic. Let us see about that: In
vestigations made in numbers of
courts, disclose the fact that nine
tenths of the crime committed, is
traceable directly to the influence Of
strong drink. Therefore the liquor
traffic is chargeable with nine tenths
the costs Of prosecuting crime. Now
then.
An examination of the Comptroll-
er'S report, just issued shows that we
received on wholesale and retail
liquor dealers license for two years
December 10, S307, lbs
Sameamount to counties 307, 254.25
Total................ ...S614, sos. so
Prosecuting crime, felony
cases.. 1865 40
.Arresting fugitives......... 1866
Prosecuting crimes, misde-
meanor cases................. 72O,OOO0O
Total. ............."..,..$1,1 I'LL, 1881 .Q
The difference between the amount
paid out for prosecuting crime, and
the amount received on account of
the liquor traffic is 96,822.64. Nine
tenths of which SAL, 14O.3O, is charge
able to the liquor traffic.
Therefore, l assert that the people
Of Tennessee are burdened with an
annual tax of 1928, sob to sustain
the liquor traffic, or for the privilege
of getting drunk,
The Comptrollers report does not
show the amount paid out or taken
in by the counties, but Investigations
made,in numerous counties give in
formation upon which estimate are
based. The above estimates doesnot
give the salary of the extra number
of judges demanded to prosecute
crime on account of the liquor traffic,
nor the increased cost of keeping up
paupcrs, jaiis, and insane asylums,
caused by strong drink.
Nor do undertake to estimate the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-23
CONSUMPTIGN.

winch Is scrofu1ors Disease Of the LErcz,
is promptly end certainly arrested end c5r1od b5
this rSod-givcn remedy, IL taken before tho lass
stages Of tn lease are reached From its Won
dsr5ul power over this terribly fatal disease, when
first Offering = now celebrated remedy TO UbS
public DIR. PlE. z thought seriously OF calling ID
his Consumption Cure" but abandoned
that naule aS too limited for medicine which,
from itS wonderful combination OF tonic, or
strengthening Alternative, or blood-cleansing, e-t
bilious poc.orial, ard nutri,ive properties, II
unequaled, not only as T. remedy for consumption
Of the lungs, but for all
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-23
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
l'HE OZARK
Nhaesals aad Retail Liass Ssafe.
CORNER 0PPoSlTh T.. 4. RllL'>.
CARSON CITY. NEVADA.
A. LIVINGSTON. AGENT.

WBoLEsAbE DSPARrNENr-i have re
opened At the abo va paBled place witk "a
full stock OF the Standard Brands OF
Wines, Whiskies, Brandies, tc., to- ts-
had in the san fraucIs~o Market: also
imported AieS and i-orIers: san Fran
cisco stock Ale = d Porter: Milwaukee,
Boca and carson Beers; California ctar-
ct and White Wines; n fact, n com piete
stock In detail IL the line of bts<I ess-,
which / will sell In quantities TO salt
THH SsrA All DsPA9rNsSr els any in
Nevada: nothing hut the very choicest
placed before pa&roaA.
LyTNCHE E& A nPMt;fAI.T
All kinds Of SAadwiches at all hours.
Gail and see me. AL orders promptly
attended to. augs
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-17
THE LATE GEN. STONE.
A Comrade Speaks Boldly ia III, pefenss.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The time will
come when not only the veteran soldiers but
the whole American people will demand 10
know the secret history Of the darkened life Of
Gen. Charles II. Stone, and the truth Of the
dark mystery that shadOwed career which, at
the breaking out of the civil war, promised 10
be exceptionally brilliant Gen. Stone had
achieved distinction in Mexico under the eye
Of Gen. Scott, and was selected as one of the
most trusted Lieutcnants of that great General
in 1861. But unfortunately for the Nation
aud for mankind Gen. Scott was soon crowded
into retirement.
Immediately after the battle OF Balls Bluff
Gen. Stone was arrested and thrown into the
military prison at Fort Lafayette Repeated
prayers aud demands failed 10 secure a trial or
even charges. After many weary months of
imprisonment he was released without any
reasons given therefor, and permitted TO per-
form some unimpOrtant stan duty but was
never again given a command.
After our war, Gen. Stone took service under
the khedive OF Egypt. where his abilities were
appreciated and rewarded by high military
distinction. Had the Sultan Of Turkey, whose
subject he then was, sent a trusty slave some
night and bowstringed the General, sewed him
up in a sack and gently dumped him into the
Bosphorus, such treatment would have been
consistent aud merciful by the side Of what his
native country had meted out to him.
A few years after the war a statement went
the rounds of the Northern press that paper
had been found among the effects Of Gen
Kearny, charging that Gen. Stone was sacri.
feed by Mcclellan. BE that as il may, here
was a man who had achieved a most enviablc
military reputation. widely known and ad.
mired across three continents aud yet, at his
death, had been for % years almost literally
"a Sadn pithOut a country" And, to-day, under
Il "A RpDulllcau form of (.OypFnmpnf Na knntk
no more of this mystery than w0 do Of til,
identity Of THE Man in the Iron Mask
Asa B. MUM, 18th Ill. and 51st L. S. {. 4.
| Chicago, III.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-17

fast and went on. We found the house by the
swamp and on signal from his mother, after
she was satisfied that our story ,.a- true, tho
man came in as our informant had told Us.
Here We got some fresh pork sweet potatoes
aud c0rubyc8d,
WHICH WERE DELICIOUS.
The man kept looking al my Yankee knife Is
I cut mp my bread ami meat. To give IL 20
him would in "a manner repay him for his
kindness. SO ! told him it bee had a substitute
Of amy kind I would exchange lie produced .
strong hand made knife, which ! took and
gave him mime. II, tacn SAID; " would not
like % De caught talking with Yankees. | will
show you across the swamp, then you can 20
90 certain field iu the corner Of whic. you
viii iud -woct-potato hole When You got
dried ulI in the sun, for you viii have 90 wade
a mile IN water, sometimes up 10 your neck,
take AN sou want aud 20 ON your way; aud 20
many mules from here you Will find another
man who viii help yuu. Gopd-by
4 il De cpn'iaH,dl
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-17
Honest, though Unsuccessful.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Our Post sent
out Jan. Is, 1887, nearly 1000 circulars TO
GAR. Posts, with return envelopes, stamped
aud directed. at a cost TO US OF nearly $50. We
offered 10 prizes for Posts sending greatest
number Of votes at 10 cents each. Only four
Posts responded, namely, one in Philadelphia,
$50 votes, TO whom we shipped an organ worth
$50; one ia Hackettstown, lS5 votes, 10 whom
we shipped an organ worth SlG0; one in Phil
lipsburg, SO votes 10 whom we shipped set of
Irvings works worth So; one in Burgonn, 10
votes, 10 whom we returned their dollar. Thus
you see we kept our word under trying cir
cumstances. aud while losing money do not
lose honor. We thank those who did respond,
and congratulate them their good luck.
We even thank the 200 Posts who c0urteously
wrote in return their excuses. The 500 who
ignored our appeal altogether, we hope may be
luckier than we, when their turn comes.-E
Is, WEBR
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-17

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